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1st International e-Conference on Germplasm Data Interoperability: Overview

23/12/2013

The 1st International e-Conference on Germplasm Data Interoperability is now over. It consisted of four (4) sessions which took place between 6 and 20 of December 2013 and was co-organized by Bioversity International, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Agro-Know Technologies and supported by the agINFRA EU project.  The aim of ...

Webinar on the use of Linked Data and Semantic Technologies in a Big Data context

19/12/2013

Today EUCLID - a European project facilitating professional training for data practitioners, who aim to use Linked Data in their daily work - organized a webinar on the use of Linked Data and Semantic Technologies in a Big Data context. You will be able to watch the recordings at the ...

DSpace 4.0 Released

18/12/2013

DSpace 4.0 is now available and can be downloaded from the following  locations:- Sourceforge GitHub You can also log on to the demo site and have a feel of the release for the three applications, XMLUI, JSPUI and XMLUI Mobile. New features and improvements [new] REST API module based on ...

UNESCO launches Open Access repository based on Creative Commons 3.0 Intergovernmental Organisation License

17/12/2013

UNESCO launched its new Open Access Repository, making its publications freely available and providing "the public with an insight into the work of the Organization so that everyone is able to discover and share what UNESCO is doing." (An open door to UNESCO's knowledge) The Repository contains more than 300 books, ...

Guidelines on Open Access to Scientific Publications and Research Data in Horizon 2020

17/12/2013

The European Commission recently announced the guidelines on open access to scientific publications and research data. The purpose of these guidelines is to provide context and explanation for the rules on open access applicable to beneficiaries in projects funded or co-funded under Horizon 2020. The guidelines come after the publication of ...